Question

how do you measure the distance between a point and a line?

Answer 1

you would find the perpendicular distance

if you know the line and the point its

\[d = \frac {\left| ax_{1} + by_{1} + c \right|}{\sqrt{a^2 + b^2}}\]

where the line is in the form

ax + by + c = 0

and the point is

\[(x_{1}, y_{1})\]

hope it helps

Answer 2

Thanks :)